Booze & Vinyl Country

100+ Spirited Music-and-Drink Pairings

Contributors

By André Darlington

Photographs by Steve Legato

Formats and Prices

On Sale
Sep 23, 2025
Page Count
224 pages
Publisher
Running Press
ISBN-13
9798894141152

Price

$26.00

Price

$35.00 CAD

Format

Format:

  1. Hardcover $26.00 $35.00 CAD
  2. ebook $14.00 $17.99 CAD

Raise a glass to more than 60 of country music’s biggest hit albums with this spirited collection of music and mood-setting drink recipes—a delightful companion to the bestselling listening party guide, Booze & Vinyl. Features more than 100 cocktail recipes!

Together, craft cocktails and vinyl music create sonic imbibing adventures that are both deeply personal and fun to share with others. Saddle up and let Booze & Vinyl Country take you on a journey through the harmonies, heartbreaks, and highs of country music. Covering a range of favorite movements and styles, this is your guide to more than sixty of the most beloved country albums from the 1950s to the present. Each entry features “liner notes” on the album and two accompanying boozy beverage recipes that complement the music or mood or connect the drink to the artist. Select food recipes and full-color photography throughout complete the experience.

​Among the albums featured: Moanin’ the Blues (Hank Williams), Coal Miner’s Daughter (Loretta Lynn), Give It Up (Bonnie Raitt), Jolene (Dolly Parton), Come on Over (Shania Twain), Fearless (Taylor Swift), Cowboy Carter (Beyoncé), D-I-V-O-R-C-E (Tammy Wynette), Charley Pride’s 10th Album (Charley Pride), Stardust (Willie Nelson), Why Not Me (The Judds), No Fences (Garth Brooks), Everywhere (Tim McGraw), Golden Hour (Kacey Musgraves), One Thing at a Time (Morgan Wallen), John Prine (John Prine), The Mysterious Rhinestone Cowboy (David Allen Coe), American IV: The Man Comes Around (Johnny Cash), Weight of These Wings (Miranda Lambert)


Events

September 2025

  • Author Event: Andre Darlington

    Page 158 Books is thrilled to host author Andre Darlington to for a special event celebrating his book, Booze and Vinyl Country: 100+ Spirited Music and Drink Pairings. The event will feature a specialty drink and DJing by our own Dave Lucey.

    Page 158 Books / 415 S Brooks Street, Wake Forest, NC 27587

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  • Books Over Drinks with André Darlington

    Raise a glass to more than 60 of country music’s biggest hit albums with this spirited collection of music and mood-setting drink recipes—a delightful companion to the bestselling listening party guide, Booze & Vinyl. Features more than 100 cocktail recipes! If you love cocktails and country music, you do not want to miss Books Over Drinks with André Darlington!

    M. Judson Booksellers / 130 S Main St, Suite 200A, Greenville, SC 29601

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October 2025

  • André Darlington discussing and signing Booze & Vinyl Country

    Join us for André Darlington discussing and signing Booze & Vinyl Country.

    Joseph-Beth Booksellers / 161 Lexington Green Cir, Lexington, KY 40503

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  • André Darlington presents Booze & Vinyl: Country at The Whirling Tiger

    Come discover the best pairings of cocktails and country music! Carmichael’s is excited to host André Darlington at The Whirling Tiger!

    The Whirling Tiger / 1335 Story Avenue, Louisville, KY 40206

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  • André Darlington, Booze & Vinyl Country with Rainy Day Books

    Join Rainy Day Books at Tom’s Town Distilling Co. to celebrate Booze and Vinyl Country with André Darlington! This event takes place in The Pendergast Lounge at Tom’s Town and includes a conversation with André as well as an opportunity to get your book signed and personalized. Doors open at 5:30. We encourage attendees to arrive early to enjoy drinks and place any food orders before the talk begins at 7 p.m.

    Tom’s Town Distilling / 1701 Main Street, Kansas City, MO 64108

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  • BOOZE & VINYL COUNTRY

    Raise a glass to more than 60 of country music’s biggest hit albums with this spirited collection of music and mood-setting drink recipes—a delightful companion to the bestselling listening party guide, Booze & Vinyl. Features more than 100 cocktail recipes!

    Interabang Books / 5600 W Lovers Ln, Ste 142, Dallas, TX 75209

    Reserve a Spot
  • Andre Darlington Discusses Booze & Vinyl Country

    Fabled is beyond thrilled to welcome food, drink, and lifestyle writer, André Darlington into the shop to discuss his new book, Booze & Vinyl Country! He will be joining us for a conversation and book signing on Friday, October 10th at 7PM. In addition to an incredible conversation, special drinks, and the perfect amount of literary linger, we will also have live music from Texas musician, Brady Johnson, following the conversation!

    Fabled Bookshop & Café / 215 S 4th St, Waco, TX 76701

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Author André Darlington

André Darlington

About the Author

André Darlington is a food, drinks, and lifestyle writer based in North Carolina. He is the author or coauthor of the Booze & Vinyl series, The New Cocktail HourBar MenuBooze CruiseForbidden Cocktails, and Movie Night Menus, among other food-and-drink titles.

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